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I have come so far but I am freaking out now because my appetite has come back. I Hope that I can stay strong and remember the goals and the rules.

Well, as of Jan 28th I have lost 120 pounds since my pre op appt. It is amazing how good I feel. I am struggling with exercize so I know that I need to do this if I want to make my goal.

 

I cannot believe it. I am 5 weeks out and so far I have lost 66 pounds. I feel better than I have in years. I have not had a headache since the surgery and I can now incorporate some cooked veggies and peeled fruits into my diet. 
  I would do it all over again if I could.

Well, here I am 3 weeks out and I am tired but overall feeling pretty good.
My surgery went well and I was up and walking 3 hrs after the surgery. 
The day I was to be released however I developed an infection in my intestines called c-dif. I will spare you the details of this but lets just say I lived in the bathroom for 3 days and I had to break up this antibiotic and swallow it for 7 days. I was absolutely miserable and I was starting to doubt what I did.
Now I am off all meds except pepcid and I have another week of lovinox injections to take and will be glad to get rid of them as my stomach is starting to look like a bruised pin cushion.
my wounds are healing pretty well and I am now back at work.
I had to have a hernia repaired during the surgery and that was much more painful than the bypass.
I will write more later except to say I have already lost about 40pounds. :)

Well, I got a call yesterday telling me my surgery was pushed back two hrs due to the DR. having to perform an emergency surgery this morning. This means two more hrs of going without water.
I would no be so worried except the bowel prep from yesterday ( which is horrible) is still having its effects. I thought it was supposed to last only 6- 8 hrs but not mine. :)
Anyway, I am scared, excited, worried everything that probably should be applicable at crunch time.
I am so looking forward to getting this weight off so I can begin a new chapter in my life. 
I will write more on the other side.

I found out yesterday that I do not have diabetes. However I am so close to it that it's not funny.
I am high glucose intolerant which means borderline diabetes.
I am hoping within the next couple of months that this surgery will remedy that too.
6 days to go and counting. :)

Today I had my appt. with Dr. Blackstone. She spent 45 minutes with me and was very patient with all of my questions.
She did not sugar coat anything for me either and to be honest it really scared me as to how serious this surgery is.
She says that I am so big she scheduled me for her last surgery so she and her partner can both do the surgery. Needless to say I am glad that I have the best Dr.s around but it was not too comforting to know that my surgery is a challenge for them.
Also found out that I will have to inject blood thinners into my stomach for 26 days as I am a high risk for blood clots.
Still, I may have diabetes now and that frustrates me as I know this surgery would have prevented it had I done it sooner.

Well, I received some disturbing news yesterday. My surgeon needs me to followup with my primary care due to my last blood work that I had done. it appears my glucose was a 123 whish they say is elevated.
I am scared that this is going to delay my surgery and most of all I am scared I may have Diabetes which is exactly one of the reasons I am having this surgery is to prevent this. very frustrating but I will accomplish this one way or another.

I quit drinking soda and swore off sugar over a month ago. I have cut back to one meal a day and even though it is 105 outside I try to walk for at lease 30 minutes a day and last night I weighed myself and I have gained weight.
I am so frustrated, I must now lose the 10 pounds I gained plus at least 20 more before I meet with my DR. on 08/27. I am scared she is going to cancel my surgery. I have mentally prepared myself for this change in my life. I do not to have to wait another 6 months before I can do this.
any suggestions?